Community Events

Free half-day public survey data workshop with R

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 02:00 PM
Pier 57 (Oyster Community Classroom)

The website http://asdfree.com/ offers obsessively-detailed instructions to analyze a wide variety of publicly-available datasets with easy-to-follow R language instructions. This resource generally contains three core components step-by-step: (1) Download automation or data acquisition; (2) Helpfully-noted analysis examples; (3) Replication of published estimates to prove correct methodology.

This course is suitable for individuals interested in conducting original research with the extremely rich and varied amount of public data available. This course could be of interest to anyone hoping to learn more about quantitative research, economics, public policy, demography, or any other field reliant on social statistics to better understand individuals and businesses.

Both beginner or advanced R users are welcome! Some understanding of R syntax will be helpful depending on the complexity of the microdata chosen, but the instructor will attempt to guide participants toward datasets appropriate for their coding skill level.

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Mastering the Business Growth Lifecycle: Workshop 2 of 2

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 06:00 PM
Civic Hall Union Square - 124 E 14th Street

🚀 Scale with Confidence: A Two-Part Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs

NY Tech Alliance is excited to present this second dynamic workshop led by Trena Blair of FD Global Connections—designed to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses with confidence!

🔹 Workshop 2: Set Your Business Up for Scalable Success! (In-person)

📅 Thursday, March 27 | 6-8 PM ET | Civic Hall Union Square, 124 E 14th Street

In this session, we’ll recap Workshop #1 and discuss feedback on "Corporatising Your Business". We then introduce the final two elements of the Business Growth Lifecycle: Process Management and Storytelling.

You'll receive an overview of FD Global Academy's "Roadmap for Growth" framework to apply to your business including exclusive access to our Global Scalability Audit.

Presented by:

Trena Blair, CEO, FD Global Connections

Ms. Trena Blair, an internationally awarded and highly accomplished global businesswoman, is the CEO of FD Global Connections, a specialist global growth company she founded in 2014. With ease, she traverses transcontinental corporate and entrepreneurial communities. In 2024, Ms. Blair published her first book, Decoding Global Growth: How Successful Companies Scale Internationally, which achieved #1 Amazon Best Seller (Australia), #1 Amazon Best New Release (USA) and “Book of the Year” Stevie International Business Women’s Awards. Subsequently, her book has been converted into FD Global Academy, an online e-learning platform to empower entrepreneurs globally with the knowledge, frameworks, templates and connections to successfully expand. A global citizen and qualified company Director, Ms. Blair has lived and worked in both Australia and the United States and combines her CEO responsibilities with a Board portfolio.

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NYC School of Data

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 09:00 AM
CUNY School of Law

Join us for our annual community-driven public interest technology conference. Participants come to learn, network, and collaborate around public interest technology, data, and design in New York City. With programming support from the Open Data Team at the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, our conference convenes city officials, technologists, designers, data analysts, and community members around open data, civic technology, and service design in New York City.

Our conference will be at CUNY School of Law on March 29, 2025, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of International Open Data Day, the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative Open Data Law, and the conclusion of NYC Open Data Week.

Once again, we will bring you a fascinating, jam-packed day with panels, workshops, demos, talks, presentations, and office hours with NYC agencies. Conversations will cover open data, digital equity, service design and delivery, digital literacy, and data standards, and civic engagement. We want to equip YOU with tools and information to empower you to build a better civic society for ALL New Yorkers.